Jeremy Corbyn: What you need to know about Labour's new leader

For years there have been claims there's not much difference between the Conservative Party and Labour.

Not anymore. Jeremy Corbyn's ideas couldn't be more different to the government. He's opposed to the austerity measures such as cuts in welfare.

He also wants to raise taxes for high earners.

While he's at it, he wants Britain to leave NATO and scrap its nuclear missile system.

Voters can no longer claim that "whoever you choose, they're all the same." Not on policy anyway...

Listen to the first broadcast interview with Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.

He's got a lot of years on the clock

At 66, he'd be the oldest leader of a major political party for 35 years. He'll be a few weeks shy of his 71st birthday by the time the 2020 election comes around.

But he owes a lot to young people

There's no doubt Jeremy Corbyn's success is partially down to the high numbers of young people who've voted for him. The 66-year-old says his campaign has given "hope" to those who were turned off by politics. His policies include scrapping tuition fees and zero hour contracts.

Bit of a rebel

Party leaders need to maintain discipline within their ranks but it's fair to say Jeremy Corbyn has hardly led by example. He's voted against his own party leadership more than 500 times since he first became an MP 32 years ago.

Jeremy first grew his beard when he was 19-years-old, living in Jamaica

This very nearly never happened

After the election Labour party rules meant that each candidate needed the backing of at least 35 Labour MPs before their name could be put forward on the ballot paper. Most Labour MPs don't support Jeremy Corbyn and he only secured enough nominations a couple of minutes before the deadline closed.

Many Conservatives are delighted

This might be a day for Team Corbyn and his supporters to celebrate but they won't be the only ones. Conservative MPs and supporters will also be toasting this result as they believe it's the one that is most likely to deliver another election win for them in 2020. They're not alone in thinking that. Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, winner of the three general elections, has warned Labour "faces possible annihilation" under Jeremy Corbyn.

Could David Cameron also be celebrating this result?

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